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flag officers

flag officers is the plural of flag officer.

Meaning of flag officer

Noun

flag officer (plural flag officers)

  1. A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above. Such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.
  2. (US, informal) In addition to naval officers of Navy and the Coast Guard, a general officer in the Army, Marines, or Air Force with the rank of brigadier general or higher.

Questions about flag officers

What is flag officers the plural of?
Flag officers is the plural of flag officer.

Words near flag officers in the dictionary

  1. flag lots
  2. flag meeting
  3. flag meetings
  4. flag of convenience
  5. flag officer
  6. flag officers
  7. flag on the play
  8. flag pole
  9. flag poles
  10. flag rank
  11. flag ranks

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